Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| hardly ever / oranges / I / eat |
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| I / five times / saw / it |
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| almost never / go on holiday / My parents |
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| shopping / have to go / day in, day out / I |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| twice / phoned / me / she / Yesterday, |
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| do / go / you / How / to the disco? / often |
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| dress / I / Can / always / in green? |
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| what to say / I / never / know |
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| always / Does / Kevin / ? / win |
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| Do / have lunch / at home? / usually / you |
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| can / never / find / your car keys / You |
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| usually / to the dentist / go / once a year / I |
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| Do / go / ? / every day / to the gym / you |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| Mike / often / eats / pizza / for dinner |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| They / usually / some help with the homework / need |
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| Something is the matter with me. I / very tired / usually / in the mornings. / am |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| rarely / listens / when you talk to her / She |
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| I / at 8 a.m. / get up / always |
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| I travel a lot. I / every other day. / some petrol / need |
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| to the hairdresser's / usually / once a month / I / go |
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| in blue / very often / dresses / She |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| you / Do / often / feel tired? |
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| go / I / to the gym / three times a week |
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| help you / Tom / if you need it / will / rarely |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| often / is / John / late |
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| every other day / have / We / soup |
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| never / They / can / listen |
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| breaks down / My car / several times a year |
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| asking me questions / She / is / always |
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| to help me / very often / come / My parents |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
